• Albuquerque
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Albuquerque (/ˈælbəkɜːrki/ (listen) AL-bə-kur-kee; Spanish: [alβuˈkeɾke]),[a] abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in 1706 as La Villa de Alburquerque by Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés. Named in honor of the Viceroy of New Spain, the 10th Duke of Alburquerque, the city was an outpost on El Camino Real linking Mexico City to the northernmost territories of New Spain.

Located in the Albuquerque Basin, the city is flanked by the Sandia Mountains to the east and the West Mesa to the west, with the Rio Grande and bosque flowing from north-to-south. According to the 2020 census, Albuquerque had 564,559 residents, making it the 32nd-most populous city in the United States and the fourth largest in the Southwest. It is the principal city of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, which had 916,528 residents as of July 2020, and forms part of the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area, which numbers 1,162,523 as of January 2020.

Albuquerque is a hub for technology and media companies, historic landmarks, and the fine arts. The city is known for hosting the University of New Mexico, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the Gathering of Nations, the New Mexico State Fair, as well as for its diverse restaurant scene, which features both New Mexican cuisine and cuisines from around the world.

Pingding County, which belongs to Yangquan City, Shanxi Province, is located in the east of the middle of Shanxi Province, the western foot of the middle part of Taihang Mountain and the southeast of Yangquan City. The geographical coordinates are 37 °39 °30 "- 38 °07" 30 "N and 113 °25" 55 "- 114 °02" 33 "E, respectively. It is bordered by Yu County and Yangquan City in the north, Shouyang County in the west, Xiyang County in the south, and Jingxing County in Hebei Province in the east. It is the main road of Shanxi-Hebei thoroughfare and the east gate of Shanxi Province. The county seat is 9 kilometers away from Yangquan city and 127 kilometers away from Taiyuan, the provincial capital. County east-west longest 54 km, north-south widest 50.4 km, covering an area of 1391 square kilometers, jurisdiction over 8 towns and 2 townships, population 345000. There are Niangziguan, Guanshan, Kaihe Temple, Guguan Great Wall and other famous scenic spots. In 2018, Pingding County completed the total regional production.
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